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485 - CASSINI (Jacques). Elements of Astronomy.
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Estimate €400 - €600
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CASSINI (Jacques). Elements of Astronomy. [Followed by] Astronomical Tables of the Sun, the Moon, the Planets, the Fixed Stars and the Satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1740; 2 vols. in-4. 2 ff.-XVI-6 ff.-643 pp.- 21 fold-out plates. / XIV-3 ff.-120 pp.- 222 pp.-1 f. 5 detachable plates. Brown calfskin, decorated spines, title and volume number labels in fawn. One corner rubbed. The first three pages of each volume are stained due to the ‘removal’ of a handwritten bookplate that was on the title leaves. A copperplate banner at the top of Volume 2, engraved by Thomassin. Ex-libris vignette by Jean-Baptiste Antoine Nourrisson (Member of Parliament for Haute-Saône, magistrate, bibliophile) First edition of this comprehensive two-volume treatise.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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